Equipment
Surface patrols are carried out by 52 patrol vessels and smaller craft. The most effective of these are 14 search-and-rescue vessels (220 tons) of Turkish design. Smaller 150 ton and 70 ton patrol boats of German design were nearing obsolescence in the mid 1990s. An ambitious construction plan foresaw a major strengthening of the service with eight new vessels of 350 - 400 tons and 48 ships of 180 - 300 tons.
| Turkish Coast Guard | |
| Boats | |
| 2 | Search and Rescue Ship (1700 Ton) ( 2 more in construction ) |
| 14 | 80 Class CG Boats (195 Ton) |
| 14 | Turkish Type CG Boats (180 Ton) |
| 4 | SAR 35 CLASS (210 Ton) |
| 10 | SAR 33 CLASS (180 Ton) |
| 13 | KAAN 33 CLASS (113 Ton) |
| 9 | KAAN 29 CLASS (97 Ton) |
| 1 | KAAN 20 CLASS (30 Ton) ( 17 more in construction ) |
| 18 | KAAN 15 CLASS (21 Ton) |
| 8 | KW 15 CLASS (70 Ton) |
| 12 | CG Picket Boats (29 Ton) |
| n/a | CG Control Boats (Rubber Inflatable Boats) |
| n/a | KEGAK (Coastal Safety and Salvage) Teams (Rubber Inflatable Boats) |
| n/a | SAGET (Coast Guard and Safety) Teams (Rubber Inflatable Boats) |
| Aircraft | |
| 3 | CASA CN-235 |
| Helicopter | |
| 13 | Agusta-Bell AB-412 |
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